Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors, Research in Brief

• NCJ Number: 197019
• Date Published: November 2004
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Series: NIJ Research in Brief
• Agencies: NIJ

Annotation

In an attempt to develop preventive strategies, this report examined two studies to determine if women abused during childhood and adolescence were at an increased risk of being victimized later in life.

Abstract

This NIJ Research in Brief addresses whether sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence are risk factors for becoming a victim of violence against women as an adult.